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Government

Nov. 30, 2012

Sex offenders see harsher punishments, unlike other crimes

Sex offenses have been excluded from recent criminal justice reforms and have seen harsher punishments installed locally and nationally. Legal observers say it's unlikely these trends will abate soon.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Reforms to California's criminal justice system have drifted toward more rehabilitative measures in recent years. The state's realignment project moved prison populations to local jails and re-entry programs, and voters earlier this month overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36, lifting some of the more draconian provisions of three-strikes laws. Even the death penalty showed signs of vulnerability in the ...

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